Environmental and Safety Acronyms

Environmental Health & Safety Acronyms

We all know that government officials and technoids love to use acronyms for everything! IAC (in any case), here is a list of the
most common
EHS acronyms. If we missed one or you have a list to suggest,
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Large Quantity Generator of hazardous wastes - this term has a specific definition under RCRA!

LUST

Leaking Underground Storage Tanks

MACT

Maximum Achievable Control Technology

MARPOL

International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships

MCL

Maximum Concentration Limit or Level

LQHUW

Large Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste (haz wastes)

LSF

Liquid Scintillation Fluid (rad waste)

MRQ

Monthly Hotline Report Q&A, The Hotline prepares a monthly report that contains questions and answers on common or difficult RCRA topics. EPA publishes this report. The questions and answers can be
usually
used as EPA guidance. Beware: the hotline is run by an EPA contractor and their answers are often erratic and
not
legally binding.

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet (under OSHA)

MSW

Municipal Solid Waste (trash, nonhazwaste, etc.)

NAA

Non-Attainment Area

NAAQS

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NCP

National Contingency Plan

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act

NESHAP

National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants

NIOSH

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

NIPDWR

National Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulation

NPDES

National Pollutantion Discharge Elimination System

NPL

National Priorities List - the list of Superfund sites

NRC

National Response Center

NFPA

National Fire Protection Act

NIH

National Institute for Health

NORM

Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material

NRC

Several possibilities: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, National Response Center, or National Research Council

NSDWR

National Secondary Drinking Water Regulation

NSPS

New Source Performance Standards

NSR

New Source Review

NTIS

National Technical Information Service (usually charges you for the same information that we provide free...)

ODS

Ozone Depleting Substances (air emissions)

OPM

Operation and Maintenance

ORD

Office of Research and Development

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (29 CFR)

OSW

Office of Solid Waste

OSWER

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response

P2

Pollution Prevention

PAIR

Preliminary Assessment Information Rule

PBT

Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic

PCB

Polychlorinated biphenyl - A toxic cooling oil used in the past in transformers and capacitors

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